## Abstract To compare the safety and efficacy of low dosages of pramipexole given twice daily (bid) in early Parkinson's disease (PD) with those of a standard 3 times daily (tid) regimen in a randomized, doubleβblind, placebo controlled trial involving 311 early PD patients not receiving dopaminer
Valvular heart disease in a patient with Parkinson's disease treated with a low daily dose and a low cumulative dose of pergolide
β Scribed by Eun Joo Chung; Won Tae Yoon; Ji-Youn Kim; Won Yong Lee
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 102 KB
- Volume
- 21
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0885-3185
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